1 BILLION DOLLARS...

Every year hundreds of a new group of talented high school athletes look to be recruited to a college. Every year hundreds of top schools award athletes over $1 billion in sports scholarships...that's right you heard it $1 billion dollars...if you are one of the lucky ones, but there are often other benefits to sports participation besides the financialimplications. Are you waiting for a call? Every year, the story is the same - high school athletes sit by their phoneswaiting for college coaches to call. Some will get called, but thousands of talented athletes will not. My advice is DO NOT WAIT for that call. When should you start? I've said this a couple of times in this blog...RIGHT NOW! The earlieryou start, the range of opportunities will increase and the more likely you are to be successful. If you are still waitingfor a call when your senior year starts, then time is getting very short. If you are a junior there is more time, but theearlier you start, the more you can do and the more choices you will have. You have heard your coaches say to youover the years...hustle, don't walk and show some enthusiasm. Work hard, don't dog it...Well, this is no different.Remember you can still play your sport in college if you have what it takes and that is sometimes more than thetalent itself...You are competing against the best of the best, but if you work hard and take the steps necessary to getthe coach and college to notice you...you might just make it at the next level and at the same time getting yourcollege education partially paid for or all of it...it is well worth the effort if you do have what it takes. I hope this getsyou motivated to take the next step...so good luck....keeping the dream alive! Here are some things you can do rightnow to improve your chances. Work on your athletic skills and endurance...stay off the video games and get outside.Work at being a leader among the athletes in your sport. Show some maturity and set a good example for the otherathletes...especially the younger ones. Stay ahead and on top of your school work...you are in the fourth quarter nowis not the time to slow down...don't get lazy which is easy to do. Coaches favor athletes that do a good job managingtheir school work. Investigate colleges using the internet and make appointments for a visit. You can greatly enhanceyour recruiting opportunities by STARTING RIGHT NOW! If you are not on college coaches' recruiting lists by nowthen you will need to take quick action to get on them. If called, show interest until you know that you are no longerinterested. Many high school athletes (recruits) end up at colleges that they did not consider until they got recruited.Keep your eyes and your options open...as you never know who is watching. This is very important and somewhat confusing:Throughout the year the College Recruiting Calendar includes evaluation periods, quiet periods and dead periods.There are initial or early signing dates for many sports and regular or late signing periods. Some kinds of contacts areallowed or not allowed depending on the calendar and the prospect's year in school. My advise is to visit ww.ncaa.org and become familiar with the rules to understand or try to understand what you can and cannot do. Take the imitative to learn how to get recruited and when, and who can help and how...confused I bet, but again it iswell worth the effort if you have what it takes...good luck once again and if there is anything that COACHPOST 1 cando to help your efforts send coach "g" an email at coachpost1@gmail.com. Be sure to visit the COACHPOST 1 website for further information at http://www.freewebs.com/coachpost1/